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2016

Jan Hettema, Springbok cyclist and five times South African National Rally Champion (born 1933)

Jan Hettema, Springbok cyclist and five times South African National Rally Champion (born 1933)

2014

Damian D'Oliveira, South African cricketer (born 1960)

Damian D'Oliveira, South African cricketer (born 1960)

1974

Hezekiél Sepeng, South African runner

Hezekiél Sepeng, South African runner

1941

Peter Pollock, South African cricketer and author

Peter Pollock, South African cricketer and author

1981

Carlo Del Fava, South African-Italian rugby player

Carlo Del Fava, South African-Italian rugby player

1940

Ela Gandhi, South African activist and politician

Ela Gandhi, South African activist and politician

1918

Ahmed Deedat, South African writer and public speaker (died 2005)

Ahmed Deedat, South African writer and public speaker (died 2005)

1975

Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player

Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player

1942

John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar

John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar

1980

Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer

Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer

1976

Bobby Skinstad, Zimbabwean-South African rugby union player

Bobby Skinstad, Zimbabwean-South African rugby union player

1853

Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)

Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)

2013

Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)

Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)

1977

Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer

Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer

1975

Louis Koen, South African rugby player

Louis Koen, South African rugby player

2013

Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (born 1938)

Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (born 1938)

1930

Roy McLean, South African cricketer and rugby player (died 2007)

Roy McLean, South African cricketer and rugby player (died 2007)

1910

Govan Mbeki, South African anti-apartheid and ANC leader and activist (died 2001)

Govan Mbeki, South African anti-apartheid and ANC leader and activist (died 2001)

1991

The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid.

The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid.

1984

Morné Steyn, South African rugby player

Morné Steyn, South African rugby player